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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Consumer Advisory Council Solicitation of Nominations for Membership AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ACTION: Notice SUMMARY: The Board is inviting the public to nominate qualified individuals for appointment to its Consumer Advisory Council, whose membership represents interests of consumers, communities, and the financial services industry. Seven new members will be selected for threeyear terms that will begin in January 2001. The Board expects to announce the selection of new members by year-end 2000. DATE: Nominations should be received by August 1, 2000. ADDRESS: Nominations should be submitted in writing and mailed (not sent by facsimile) to Sandra F. Braunstein, Assistant Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. 20551. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Bistay, Secretary to the Council, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, (202) 452-6470. For Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users only: Diane Jenkins, (202) 452-3544, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. 20551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consumer Advisory Council was established in 1976 at the direction of the Congress to advise the Federal Reserve Board on the exercise of its duties under the Consumer Credit Protection Act and on other consumer-related matters. The Council by law represents the interests both of consumers and of the financial services industry (15 USC 1691(b)). Under the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Consumer Advisory Council (12 CFR 267.3), members serve three-year terms that are staggered to provide the Council with continuity. New members will be selected for terms beginning January 1, 2001, to replace members whose terms expire in December 2000; the Board expects to announce its appointment of new members by year-end. Nomination letters should include information about past and present positions held by the nominee; a description of special knowledge, interests or experience related to community reinvestment, consumer protection regulations, consumer credit, or other consumer financial services; and the full name, title, organization name, organization description, current address, telephone and fax numbers for both the nominee and the nominator. Individuals may nominate themselves. The Board is interested in candidates who have familiarity with consumer financial services, community reinvestment, consumer protection regulations, and who are willing to express their viewpoints. Candidates do not have to be experts on all levels of consumer financial services or community reinvestment, but they should possess some basic knowledge of the area. They must be able and willing to make the necessary time commitment to participate in conference calls, and prepare for and attend meetings three times a year (usually for two days, including committee meetings), held at the Board’s offices in Washington, D.C. The Board pays travel expenses, lodging, and a nominal honorarium. In making the appointments, the Board will seek to complement the background of continuing Council members in terms of affiliation and geographic representation, and to ensure the representation of women and minority groups. The Board may consider prior years’nominees and does not limit consideration to individuals nominated by the public when making its selection. Council members whose terms end as of December 31, 2000, are: Walter Boyer Chairman The Diamond Group Dallas, Texas Gwenn Kyzer Vice President Experian, Inc. Allen, Texas Jeremy Eisler Director of Litigation South Mississippi Legal Services Corp. Biloxi, Mississippi John Lamb Senior Staff Counsel Department of Consumer Affairs Sacramento, California Robert Elliott Retired Vice Chairman Household International Prospect Heights, Illinois Martha Miller President Choice Federal Credit Union Greensboro, North Carolina Dwight Golann Professor of Law Suffolk University Law School Boston, Massachusetts Daniel Morton Vice President and Senior Counsel The Huntington National Bank Columbus, Ohio Karla Irvine Executive Director Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio David Ramp Assistant Attorney General 1400 NCL Tower St. Paul, Minnesota Robert Schwemm Professor of Law University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky David Shirk Senior Manager Framework, Inc. Tarrytown, New York Council members whose terms continue through 2001 and 2002 are: Lauren Anderson Executive Director Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans, Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana Lester Wm. Firstenberger Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc. Middletown, Connecticut Malcolm Bush President The Woodstock Institute Chicago, Illinois John Gamboa Executive Director The Greenlining Institute San Francisco, California Dorothy Broadman Senior Vice President Cal Fed Bank San Francisco, California Vincent Giblin Chief Executive Officer International Union of Operating Engineers West Caldwell, New Jersey Teresa A. Bryce General Counsel Bank of America Mortgage Charlotte, North Carolina Robert Cheadle Chief Executive Officer Mortgage Express Ada, Oklahoma Mary Ellen Domeier President State Bank & Trust Company Of New Ulm New Ulm, Minnesota Willie Jones Deputy Director The Community Builders, Inc. Boston, Masschusetts Dean Keyes Senior Vice President Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri Anne Li Executive Director New Jersey Community Loan Fund Trenton, New Jersey Jeremy Nowak Chief Executive Officer The Reinvestment Fund Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gary Washington Senior Vice President ABN AMRO Chicago, Illinois Marta Ramos Vice President & CRA Officer Banco Popular De Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Robert Wynn, II Financial Education Officer Department of Financial Institutions Madison, Wisconsin Russell Schrader Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Visa U.S.A. San Francisco, California Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 24, 2000. (signed) Jennifer J. Johnson Jennifer J. Johnson Secretary of the Board